Sachsenroeder Gmbh Introduction
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Nature Technology iNNovatioN FuTure Hig H-tecH materials manufactured using natural fibres 2 iNNovatioN made by sachsenrÖder. _ guStav SaChSEnRödER invEntEd ContinuouS vulCanizEd fibRE. Innovation is the power to create something new. This capacity has a long history at Sachsenröder. Only a short while after establishing the company, Gustav-Heinrich Sachsenröder manufactured continuous vulcanized fibre at the beginning of the 20th century in a factory beside the river Wupper. He was the first to successfully use a sulphuric acid process. ® ® _ SavutEC and gESaduR in uSE all ovER thE WoRld. HigH-tecH materials HigH-tecH More innovations were to follow. In over 125 years of company history, a broad range of vulcanized fibre products now with the brand name SAVUTEC ® has been developed. These are used in a variety of industries and applications all over the world. The product line is complemented by high-density thermosetting plastics under the brand name GESADUR ®. _ ExPERiEnCE and REnEWablE RaW MatERialS. The development department constantly works on optimizing our high-yield products. sacHsenröder sacHsenröder The Sachsenröder company can rely on the technical competence and the vast experience of its employees and utilizes high-tech products one of the most important resources of our times in a precisely targeted way: renewable raw materials. Materials made by Sachsenröder are high-tech from nature – sustainable, pioneering and innovative by nature. savutec® tHe eXtreme natural fibre. The basic material for vulcanized fi bre products is cotton fi bres. They belong to the group of renewable raw mate- rials. The raw paper that is made out of the plant fi bres is then parchmentized and thus becomes the vulcanized fi bre SAVUTEC®. Sachsenröder manufactures SAVUTEC® in a variety of qualities, precisely tailored to the applica- tion in question. gesadur® tHe natural polymer. 60 % of GESADUR® consists of natural fi bre that Sachsen- röder uses for making a homogeneous polymer based on high-density thermosetting plastics. During the curing process its structure becomes extremely solid so that it can no longer be deformed. GESADUR® WN is a material of choice in the manufacture of support rollers in the wire stranding industry. 3 From plant Fibre to vulcanized F ibre. g Process N 01 Cotton plant 02 Seed capsule of the cotton flower tHe preliminary stage // raw paper. The basic material of the vulcanized fibre SAVUTEC® is cotton, and it is the cotton fibres that are processed or, more precisely, the 3-5mm long linter fibres. These consist of cellulose that is gained from the seed hair of the cotton flower. After the harvest, the cotton linters are mechanically cleaned, cooked and bleached. The paper ufacturi machine then forms the actual paper structure: For this purpose the cellulose is dissolved in water and made into a paper pulp. This pulp, which in the beginning consists of 99 % water, runs over an endless screed that dehydrates N the pulp step by step. The rolled up raw paper sheet is parchmentized at Sachsenröder. Ma 08 Washed, neutralized and cured 07 Manufactured vulcanized fibre, Savutec® vulcanized fibre still acid 4 materials H -tec H Hig 03 Extracted cotton linters, 04 Cotton linters, senröder unbleached bleached and cleaned H sac parcHmentizing // savutec® vulcanized fibre. For parchmentizing, one or several layers of raw paper are pulled through a bath with concentrated sulphuric acid, wrung out and subsequently washed out in several baths with decreasing concentration. The acid ensures that the fibres of the cotton tie together anew. »Hydrate cellulose« forms on the surface. The sulphuric acid serves as a catalyser which is washed out completely (neutral pH factor). Subsequently, the vulcanized fibre Savutec® is cured, rolled up and packaged. 06 Parchmentizing process 05 Raw paper sheets 5 savutec® rediscover proven material. ptional o ® can be made in can be made in _ PRovEn MatERial on a natuRal baSiS. ® Vulcanized fibre - the name originated from the vulcanization of natural rubber to make hard rubber which is a process similar to parchmentizing raw paper. Vulcanized fibre has been known olour range // // range olour avutec c many colours. many since 1855, but as a material on a natural basis it is increasingly becoming the focus of industry. s _ Quality in Many QualitiES. With SAVUTEC® Sachsenröder offers a vulcanized fibre of the highest quality and with savutec various qualities. The material properties are determined by the fibre quality and the set up of parchmentizing - tailored to any application. Upon request, SAVUTEC ® is also available in matching colours. _ ExPERtiSE and ExPERiEnCE. Vulcanized fibre has thus proved to be one of the most flexible materials that exist. However, its many possible variations can only be exploited if you have special knowledge and the corresponding experience. Sachsenröder provides this expertise - collected, expanded and refined since 1881. Material saM ple 6 EnvironmEntal propE rtiEs . natural product / renewable raw material . eco-friendly, eco-compatible, because it is a pH neutral cellulose product . nontoxic combustion products (except normal flue gas) . almost clean burning . extinguishing agent can be selected according to surroundings . high flexibility because of good re-climatizing savutec properties 7 savutec® so strong. so Formable. so varied. _ a vaRiEty of PRoPERtiES. SAVUTEC® is a strong, horn-like material that is very easily formed. The proprietary vulcanized fibre is hard, tough and wear-resistant. It convinces with its high mechanical strength and an extreme tear resistance. _ a vaRiEty of aPPliCationS. What you can do with SAVUTEC ® is no less impressive: The material can be worked by bending, embossing, punching, cutting, drilling, milling, grinding, planing and glueing. The with corrugation applications are equally varied. SAVUTEC ® is particularly suitable as a carrier for abrasives and ® ensures that wood veneers do not peel off. It can be used in gaskets or serves as an insert in X-ray raster screens to focus the rays. savutec Colour / matErial strEngth wEight / struCturE . several colours available . light . several thicknesses (from 0.07-1.0 mm) . horn-like . existing fi bre structure . sharp edges 01 . s a v u t e c 02 . s a v u t e c eXtreMe Material ProPerties Material eXtreMe Forming / proCEssing propErtiEs stability / durability . easy and precise bending, punching and embossing . high structural stability . good deep-drawing and forming properties . extreme tensile strength . very good post and soft-forming properties . high mechanical resistance . compressible . high wear resistance . resilient under repetitive strain . high adhesive strength (e.g. during bending in alternate directions) . coatable . grindable (producing smooth surfaces) 03 . s a v u t e c 04 . s a v u t e c 8 »tHe sHear tensile strengtH of savutec ® is sufficient to pass tHis sHear test.« Imagine a 1.8 ton-Mercedes hanging from a piece of SAVUTEC® the size of a DIN A4 sheet. What would happen? Exactly – nothing! The enormous tensile strength of SAVUTEC® is suffi cient to pass this shear test. SAVUTEC® also proves to be capable of bearing above-average loads in industrial applications - and thus meets the highest demands! aFFinity to warmth / hEat ElECtriCal propErtiEs . high thermal stability even after treatment . good electrical properties . low thermal conductivity . non-conducting, electrical insulator . high ignition point . anti-static . fl ame burns slowly and evenly . clearly defi ned combustion beard 05 . s a v u t e c 06 . s a v u t e c aFFinity to watEr / humidity storagE . capillary effect . storable . impregnation possible . wet strength . optimal hygroscopic properties (retaining humidity) . suitable for osmotic purposes . suitable in sealings 07 . s a v u t e c 08 . s a v u t e c 9 savutec® Sm / SmS basis For high-yield grinding. _ bEaRS RESPonSibility. If you wish to increase your performance to its peak you need a solid foundation. The leading manufacturers of flexible grinding services are fully aware of this. They appreciate SAVUTEC ® SM/SMS as a carrier as it bears responsibility. _ foR high-yiEld abRaSivE diSkS. SAVUTEC® SM/SMS forms the basis for corundum coating of abrasive disks that achieve a circumferential speed of 80 m/sec. This means high demands on the tensile and adhesive strength as well as on the thermal resistance of the material. No problem with SAVUTEC ® SM/SMS! The values of the branded vulcanized fibre clearly exceed the standards required by the »Deutscher Schleifscheibenaussuss« [German Committee for Abrasive disks - DSA.] aPPlicatioNs _ What SavutEC® SM/SMS offERS to uSERS: _ high stability after thermal treatment for resin curing _ high efficiency: structural stability allows making abrasive wheel with low percentage of vulcanized fibre _ high flexibility because of good re-climatizing properties _ eco-compatible because it is a pH neutral hydrate cellulose product TenSile STrengTh TeST rePorT 15.000 13.500 12.000 ] 2 10.500 9.000 7.500 6.000 tensile strength [N/cm strength tensile 4.500 3.000 1.500 0 0 3,5 7,0 10,5 14,0 17,5 21,0 24,5 28,0 elongation at break [%] 10 abrasives and abrasive disks Structure of an aBraSive diSK savutec@ sm as carrier binding agent abrasive grains (corundum) 11 savutec® n sealing and insulation in any F orm. Ns _ MultiPlE uSES. A large variety of applications is the key feature of the SAVUTEC ® products. SAVUTEC® N serves as the best example. Vulcanized fibre is a component in many sealing and insulation elements that are in turn used in many different industrial areas. And the root cause is not least that SAVUTEC ® N has manifold processing options. _ ElECtRiCal inSulation and foRMablE. It is its excellent physical and dielectric properties that distinguish SAVUTEC ® N. The versatile vulcanized fibre is not only electricity-insulated but it can also be bent, punched and embossed easily and precisely.